Mental Retardation

conditions are discovered early, the progression of retardation can be stopped and, in some cases, partially reversed. Karen Gaffney - swimmer. Another significant group - in 2000, slightly less than half a million people - live in group or institutional settings.

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About 87 percent of this population is mildly affected and is only a little slower than average in learning new information and skills. There are a number of characteristics of people with Downs Syndrome. A b Kaneshiro, Neil. (This is somebody else) Aspies on average have above-average intelligence. Developmental delay The failure of a child to meet certain developmental milestones, such as sitting, walking, virgina Satirs Humanistic Therapy Theory and talking, at the average age. People with Down syndrome experience 'normal' sexuality and haveequal rights under the law to be sexually active and to becomeparents. Infections like meningitis, whooping cough, or the measles can lead to intellectual disability.